Year: 2013

Smashing Saturdays #3

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Isn’t it funny when you try and plan out things to do before vacation something happens or comes up?
 
That is exactly what happened before I left for vacation, I was hoping that I could have had something to share with you today in regards to my Smashing Journal but I ended up having more to do before leaving then I thought I did.
 
I am bringing my journal with me on vacation because that was the purpose of buying the travel one because I know it will be filled with great memories and souvenirs of our trip.
 
So today I thought I would share with you some of the things that I will be working on that I will eventually share with you.
 
Katie came up with some topics that we could use in case we got into a slup and they are:
 
July 6th: Washi Tape (Ways to incorporate it in a page layout)
July 13th: Day in the Life (Smash just one day- only photos, objects, etc. from a single day)
July 20th: Collage (Collage two pages with photos, quotes, buttons, etc.)
July 27th: Color Coded (Just pick one color and do a page using only that color in stickers, photos, etc.)
August 3rd: Journal It (Incorporate journal in your design. Whether it’s on a piece of paper or directly on the page, just write!)
 
I wrote myself a note with these topics and put it in the journal so that if I have a bit of down time I can actually work on them while I am away.


Be sure to click on the button below to take you to Katie’s blog to see what she is up to with her Smash Journal.

Call Me Crazy
 
 
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What’s in My Make Up Bag (part 2)

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You are probably sitting there thinking that I did this post yesterday and you would be correct I did do this kind of a post yesterday but if you know me I tend to over pack and I think that is due to the fact that I have no idea what we are going to do when we reach our destination.

I know that my brother in law has planned some things for us to do but I have no idea  what they are as he hasn’t sent me an email yet so its a total surprise so I want to be prepared. Expect the unexpected is what my motto is.

So yes I am bringing another make up bag with a few more items and I will show you that as well as the other items I am bringing with me.

 This make up bag will be in my suitcase and its actually a make shift one because I am using the Strand pencil case I bought this year. Inside that is a razor, tooth brush, tweezers, more hair pins, a scrunchie, two make up brushes, a Marcel BB cream to powder, and I thought it was time to use my Naked basic palette and Lorac Femme Fatale palette other wise they would probably just sit there unused. Also bringing three lip products one is a sheer linen lipstick by L’oreal (I believe) a Kate Moss lipstick (not sure of the shade but its got a bit of color) and lastly my Fresh lip balm just in case.

 I am also bringing hand wipes (as a mother you are always walking around wiping hands, mouths etc so I love traveling with these little pouches, a small pack of quite tips, small pack of Quo make up pads and finally some make up remover wipes. I know I probably could have bought this over there but I need to use up what I have before buying new.

 Some of the jewelry I am bringing is this cute little braclet/hair tie in silver and gold (not pictured cause I am currently wearing it) and two owl necklaces that I got from Old Navy. What I love about these are they have a long chain. They are just too darn cute and I was lucky enough to get a deal on them and it was buy one full price get the second for a $1.

This is the liquids I am bringing with me.

 Dove deodorant (this isn’t my normal one but I have to say I really like this), a small sample size of the apple shower gel (love the smell of this), suncreen as I said there is a heat wave going on and I don’t want sunburn people around me, toothpaste that I am excited to try and voltaren in case my knee acts up on vacation and I need some relief

 The other part of my make up is La Roche Posay for skin intolerance cleanser and moisturizer (not much left in these and I want to make sure I have it on hand in case something goes wrong and I have a reaction), the Marcel BB cleanser and BB cream (love these and bonus no reaction to them), a hand lotion, Olay concealer just in case of a break out and I need to cover up, a bath and body works perfume (love the smell and it can work in case the bathroom smells) the naked balm, mascara sample that I want to use up, a essence concealer which  will go in my purse in case I need a quick touch up and finally a Pore concealer just because I want to finish this up.

I tried to cut back on  my hair care stuff and I am actually down to a shampoo and conditioner (love the clear stuff and in the next few weeks I will have a review on it because a friend gave me the full size of each on to try and review, when I was in the US I discovered a line of hair care products from L’oreal that are for curls and I need that the liquid is a detangler, the other is a cream that I use when I put my hair up and the last one is by L’oreal too from that same line for the curls.

I really like the L’oreal stuff and wish it would appear on our shelves soon.

So this is what I am packing in my suitcase. I know its alot right?

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Product Review/ Internation Delight’s Iced Coffee

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I was thrilled when I checked in my BzzAgent account to see that I had a new product to try. Its not very often that I get selected for something and I think the last one I did was a few years ago for coffee. Hmm is there a theme to my BzzAgent profile?
 
If you know me you know how much I love the Ice Caps from Tim Horton’s especially in the summer. Every summer I could especially spend close to a hundred dollars in these drinks. I have tried several alternatives to it and nothing quite compares to them until this…

 Its the International Delights Iced Coffees. Here in Canada they have come out with three flavors: Vanilla, Carmel Macchiato and Mocha. They are packaged in a 2 litre container and can be found in the dairy section of your local grocery store. The average sale price is between $4 to $6. As you can see its much cheaper then having an Ice Cap every day.

 
 
My BzzAgent kit arrived when I was in NYC in May so I was thrilled to see it when I got home. I quickly had to open it because I thought it would be just coupons but was pleasantly surprised to see two travel mugs with the straws and about 9 coupons (sorry I thought I had the exact number mark down but I have been using them up).
 
I quickly rushed out to buy the Ice Coffees and after making several trips to local grocery stores and several transactions later (you can only use one coupon at a time per transaction) I was able to secure all three flavors.
 
I am a huge fan of vanilla so that was the one I tried first and I liked it but I thought it was sweet enough for me so I ended up adding some more sugar. Which I thought made it perfect and instead of using ice cups I ended up using crushed ice. I actually prefer the crushed ice to ice cubes.
 
Next up was the Carmel Macchiato. I liked this and would probably but it again but it wasn’t a overall favorite for me. I liked the taste and it wasn’t too sweet or too strong. I didn’t need to add any more sugar to it.
 
Finally the last one Mocha was probably my favorite one of the bunch. It was perfect and just the right amount of coffee, sugar and milk/cream. This is the one I have bought several times since my first tasting of it.
 
Knowing how great these were I had to share it with some friends so one weekend we had a few over and before hand I made some ice cubes from the ice coffees because you want to enjoy the full drink and not have it watered down right?
 
I didn’t tell anyone before hand about the drinks until it was time for dessert and when I brought the cartons out everyone was excited to try them out and they were having a hard time deciding what they wanted and when I said you can try all three of them if you want because I have plenty.
 
We actually decided that we would all have the same ones and talk about them while we drank them. It was nice that everyone enjoyed them and felt the same way about the drinks although everyone had different favorites.
 
It was nice to see that everyone liked a different one for different reasons. Before they went home I gave them each a coupon so they could go buy their favorite one.
 
Would I buy these again over the summer? Of course its a perfect alternative to having to go and buy an Ice Cap each day. I really liked them and they had fanastic taste and flavors to them. I would highly recommend them if you like having ice coffees in the summer. They are quick and easy and simple. Grab a glass with ice and just pour and sit back and enjoy.
 
Thanks BzzAgent for allowing me to be a part of this project.
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Product Review/ Downy Unstopables

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Product: Down Unstopables (Spring)
Size: 555g (19.5oz)
 
Source: I was sent this item for my honest and sincere review
 

I love being able to try new products so when I was contacted to review this I quickly jumped at the chance to do so.

I have never bought the Downy Unstopables before so being able to try them before hand is amazing. I would definitely buy this scent again as well as the others that are available in the set and they are Fresh (smells like clean breeze), Lush (Lavender) and Shimmer (light floral).

This Downy Unstopables came in the scent Spring and its got the scent of April fresh. Its a nice fresh spring scent that I really like.

I was super excited to have gotten this on the day I had to do laundry and my first load was towels. I added this in the washer with my laundry soap and I have to say I loved the smell it left on my towels. I noticed it every time I would open the closet to get a towel out. This left my towels smelling just like spring.

I am sure this will be great to use on my son’s hockey close when hockey starts up again in the fall.

When I went to http://www.downy.com to check out some more info about the product I discovered that you can create your own custom scent just by pairing up Downy Fusions with a Downy Unstopables. To check it out visit http://www.downy.com/en-US/products/downy-fortune-smeller.jspx . That is thirty customs scents you can create or just pick your favorite scents.

I am pretty sure the next time Downy Fusions and the Unstopables are on sale I will try it out.

Have you tried this out? What did you think of it? Something you would use again?


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MEME/ Sunday’s In Bed With…. Vacation Books Part 1 (#57)

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The awesome blogger behind this mem is Kate from Midnight Book Girl  . If you haven’t checked out her blog yet you really should hop over there and check it out.

Midnight Book Girl

Sundays In Bed With….is a meme I’ve started to share the book we’re spending the morning in bed with, or the one we’d like to stay curled up in bed with all Sunday if only our busy lives would allow! For fun, take a picture of the book in your bed, or simply write up a post or comment below sharing your Sundays in Bed With book. Quoted from Kate’s blog.
 

I hope everyone is having a good Sunday and is curled up reading a book today. I am currently on vacation so I am not sure what I am reading/what I have read since I might not have access to the internet so I thought for the next two weeks posts I would share with you the books we are bringing on vacation with us.

I am going to go first since at the time of writing this post I had my books all picked out and ready to go. Some of these will be in my tote bag (the cover pictures) and the rest in my carry on (suitcase)

 
 

I had hoped to have taken pictures but as you can see I didn’t. So I will just list the other books I am bringing with me:

  • Losing it by Cara Carmack
  • Faking it by Cara Carmack (ebook)
  • Follow the White Rabbit/ Mortality / End Dayz by Kellie Sheridan (ebooks)

I am also bringing some magazine such as People, In style, In Touch, Chatelaine and Canadian Living. Those will probably be left on the plane as I am done reading them.

I am sure I over packed but you never know what will happen so its best to be prepared right?
What about you? What are you reading today?

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Smashing Saturdays #2 Another Kind Of Journal You Can Use

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Last week I made my very first Smashing Saturday post talking about my essentials that I will be using in make my Smash journal.
 
During that same trip to Michael’s when I was looking for the Smash journals and items I noticed right beside that display I noticed another kind of journal that you can use to make a Smash journal and its by Recollections and its a Creative Chaos Journal.
 Creative Chaos Journey Small Binder by Recollections™
Begin by selecting a binder (small or large) in the theme best suited for your needs. Then add photo insert pages, pockets, envelopes, stickers, journaling cards, and more to your basket. Whether you are a seasoned scrapbooker, a novice at journaling, or somewhere in between, you will treasure your Creative Chaos journal for years to come!

Our Journey/Travel binder measures 19 cm x 22.8 cm (7 ½” x 9″) and includes 36 sheets of beautifully designed double-sided cardstock prints.

 
 

The one I got is the small one. I was talking to the lady at Michael’s and she was telling me that she uses both the Smash journals and the Creative Chaos ones. The thing that I like about this one is that its a binder style one unlike the Smash journal were its a coil one.

As you can probably tell this will be my NYC journal and I will be putting all three years of NYC in this one. I also thought that the Smash journal would be better to travel with then this one.

I didn’t go all out on buying supplies for this because nothing was really on sale for it so I just stuck with a package of Dividers (5 in a pack), a package of the Fill in the Story cardstark paper pad, package of airplane stickers (which will be used in my Smash journal) and a package of New York stickers.

Now with that being said you can use anything you want in your journals you don’t have to stick the just purchasing Smash items or Recollections items you can use everything and anything.

Be sure to click on the button below to take you to Katie’s blog to see what she is up to with her Smash Journal.

Call Me Crazy
 
I am not sure if I will have a Smashing Saturday post up next week as I am currently writing these posts and scheduling them to appear on my blog (while I am on vacation) before leaving for my trip. I guess it will all depend on what I get down before leaving. If not then I will back post when I get back.
 
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Book Spotlight/ Untimed

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ABOUT UNTIMED
Charlie’s the kind of boy that no one notices. Hell, his own mother can’t remember his name. So when a mysterious clockwork man tries to kill him in modern day Philadelphia, and they tumble through a hole into 1725 London, Charlie realizes even the laws of time don’t take him seriously. Still, this isn’t all bad. Who needs school when you can learn about history first hand, like from Ben Franklin himself. And there’s this girl… Yvaine… another time traveler. All good. Except for the rules: boys only travel into the past and girls only into the future. And the baggage: Yvaine’s got a baby boy and more than her share of ex-boyfriends. Still, even if they screw up history — like accidentally let the founding father be killed — they can just time travel and fix it, right? But the future they return to is nothing like Charlie remembers. To set things right, he and his scrappy new girlfriend will have to race across the centuries, battling murderous machines from the future, jealous lovers, reluctant parents, and time itself.

Purchase your copy at AMAZON

 
 

ABOUT ANDY GAVIN

Andy Gavin is an unstoppable storyteller who studied for his Ph.D. at M.I.T. and founded video game developer Naughty Dog, Inc. at the age of fifteen, serving as co-president for two decades. There he created, produced, and directed over a dozen video games, including the award winning and best selling Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter franchises, selling over 40 million units worldwide. He sleeps little, reads novels and histories, watches media obsessively, travels, and of course, writes.
His latest book is the young adult time travel novel, Untimed.
Visit his website at www.andy-gavin-author.com.

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